Undergraduate Minor

Undergraduate students can earn a secondary competency through a minor in women's, gender, and sexuality studies. In this course of study, you will examine the construction of gender and sexuality in the United States and the global community. You will also be introduced to feminist critiques of mainstream scholarship in order to better understand the gendered development of world history, culture, and politics.

Minor Petition

Students who wish to complete a minor should file a Program of Study Petition. Please come to the WGSS office in 524 Holmes Hall to pick up a copy, or download a copy here and return it to the office for approval.

A 2.00 GPA is required for the minor.

Required Courses

Complete one of the following courses:

• SOCL 3402 - Feminist Perspectives on Society
• WMNS 1103 - Women's Studies

Electives

Complete four courses from the following list:

• AFAM 1109 Foundations of Black Culture 1
• AFAM 2301 Foundations of Black Culture 2
• AFAM 2320 The Black Family
• AFAM 2325 African American Women
• HIST 2325 African American Women
• AFAM 2367 Race and Social Identity
• AFAM 4600 Contemporary Issues: Race, Science, and Technology
• AFAM 4663 Early African American Literature
• AFAM 4639 Globalism, Racism, and Human Rights
• AFRS 1185 Gender in the African Diaspora
• AFRS 2392 African Diaspora
• HIST 2392 African Diaspora
• ANTH 2302 Gender and Sexuality: A Cross Cultural Perspective
• ANTH 2312 The Anthropology of Masculinity
• ANTH 4500 Latin American Society and Development
• CINE 3392 Women in Film: The Gendered Gaze
• CINE 3500 Film Theory
• CINE 3900 Film and Psychoanalysis
• CLTR 1504 Introduction to Spanish Culture
• CLTR 2475 Gender in Latin American Film
• CLTR 2501 Chinese Film: Gender and Ethnicity
• COMM 2304 Communication and Gender
• COMM 4623 Theories of Media and Culture
• CRIM 4010 Gender, Crime, and Justice
• ENGL 1502 Survey of American Literature 1
• ENGL 1503 Survey of American Literature 2
• ENGL 1600 Introduction to Shakespeare
• ENGL 3391 Topics in Film
• ENGL 3600 Major Figure
• ENGL 3671 Multiethnic Literatures of the U.S.
• ENGL 3672 Asian-American Literature
• ENGL 3673 U.S. Latino/Latina Literature
• ENGL 3675 Gay and Lesbian Literature
• ENGL 3676 Representing Gender in Literature
• ENGL 4663 Early African American Literature
• ENGL 4664 Eighteenth Century American Literature: Women, Gender, and Early America
• ENGL 4669 Topics in Twentieth-Century American Literature
• HIST 1204 Gender in the Global South
• HIST 1256 Chinese Civilization in Her Eyes
• HIST 1259 Women in Jewish Culture
• JWSS 2259 Women in Jewish Culture
• HIST 2242 Women in America
• HIST 2243 American Images of China
• HIST 2313 Gender and Revolution in Russia and China
• HIST 2350 Modern China
• HIST 2372 Gender and Society in Modern Europe
• HIST 4600 Topics in Women’s History
• HUSV 2350 Ethnic Relations, Cultural Identity, and Human Services
• HUSV 3520 Child Intervention and Treatment
• HUSV 3580 Rape Crisis Training: Techniques in Counseling
• JWSS 3460 Jewish Film
• LACS 1220 Latino, Latin American, and Caribbean Studies
• LING 3412 Language and Culture
• LING 3442 Sociolinguistics
• LING 3456 Language and Gender
• MUSC 1106 Women in Music
• MUSC 1139 Popular Music, Sexuality, and the New Global Order
• PHIL 1150 Philosophy and Gender
• PHIL 1155 Intro to Human Rights
• POLS 2375 Gender and Politics
• PSYC 1200 Psychology of Women
• PSYC 2306 Food, Behavior, and Eating Disorders
• PSYC 2354 Psychology and Film
• CINE 2354 Psychology and Film
• PSYC 3464 Psychology of Language
• PSYC 4516 Studies in College Eating Behavior
• RELS 1104 Goddesses, Witches, Saints, and Sinners: Women in Western Religions
• RELS 1230 Sound, Music & Religion
• RELS 1271 Sex, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
• RELS 1280 Islam
• RELS 2315 Adam and Eve and Their Interpreters
• SOCL 1240 Sociology of Prejudice and Violence
• SOCL 1255 Sociology of the Family
• SOCL 1256 Violence in the Family
• SOCL 1260 Gender in a Changing Society
• SOCL 1268 Social Movements
• SOCL 1272 Social Roles in the Business World
• SOCL 1273 Sociology of Gender and Work
• SOCL 1280 Sociology of Work
• SOCL 1297 Sociology of Popular Culture
• SOCL 3402 Feminist Perspectives on Society
• SOCL 4529 Race, Class and Gender
• SOCL 4530 Seminar in the Family
• SOCL 7202 Feminist Theory
• WMNS 1103 Women’s Studies
• WMNS 2500 Women and Social Change in the Middle East
• WMNS 3441 Transnational Feminism and Activism
• WMNS 3451 Women’s Studies Module

Upper-Division Elective

Complete one upper-division course in consultation with the coordinator of the WGSS Program.

NOTE: Check with the WGSS office before enrolling to make sure your courses will count toward your WGSS minor. Courses with star (*) vary per course. Please contact the WGSS office if you would also like to count an unlisted course.